Aragon Guide

These valleys can be accessed from Huesca, either through Ayerbe, Riglos and the port of Santa Barbara or around the Arguis reservoir, through the port of Monrepos and Sabinanigo. Both lead to Puente la Reina and enter the valley of Echo that saw the start of the county and later kingdom, of Aragon. By going up the river Aragon-Subordan, Aragues del Puerto and Jasa are reached, starting points for the valley of Aragues and the cross-country skiing slopes of Lizara. The road straight ahead leads to Echo, a town noteworthy for the beauty of its local architecture and the open-air contemporary sculpture exhibition.

On one of the paths of the Route to Santiago is the 11th Century Romanesque monastery of San Pedro de Siresa and, ultimately, landscapes as attractive as the Boca del Infierno, la Selva de Oza, the valley of Aguas Tuertas and the Pyrenean lakes of Acherito and Estanes. Along a winding road from Echo is Anso, a typical town that celebrates the traditional fiesta of the "old Anso Valley dress exaltation". Following the road is the gentle valley of Zuriza, from where the area of Roncal in Navarra can be reached. Trips around this area allow for the enjoyment of extremely beautiful nature, mountain sports, hunting and fishing, climbing the peaks of Peña Forca and Bisaurin and cross country skiing on the slopes of Lizara, Linza and Gabardito.

Anso - The rough-hewn stone houses repeat the pretty picture pf Echo, but on a smaller scale. Anso is an ideal base for exploring the region, especially if you have your own ...

Canfranc Estacion - Not to be confused with Canfranc-Pueblo to the South. Canfranc Estacion is, as they say, the end of the line. Trains (two a day to/from Zaragoza via Huesca and Jaca) don't go beyond this tourist stop, 25 km of Jaca, but the trip up to Rio Aragon vallay is pretty and between one and three daily ...

Cultural Park of San Juan de la Pena - The Cultural Park of San Juan de la Pena combines the patrimony - Old Monastery of San Juan de la Pena, New Monastery of San Juan de la Pena, Santa Cruz de Seros Monastery (12th Century), Church of San Caprasio (10th Century), all of them declared Goods of Cultural Interest,- with the natural ...

San Juan de la Pena Monastery - The Monastery of San Juan de la Pena is considered the sacred ground where Aragon Kingdom was originated. Its location in the north-western zone of the Aragon Pyrenees lands near the Echo and Anso valleys, the territory which became the Kingdom of Aragon in the ninth century near the Siresa ...

Military Fortresses - Around Canfranc we can find two ancient military fortresses: the Coll de Ladrones and the Torreta de Fusileros (turret of fusiliers), both of which are from the 19th century and were built with the mission of defending the border pass. Coll de Ladrones, at the entrance to the Canal of Izas, is ...

Santa Cruz de Seros Monastery & Village - The village of Santa Cruz de la Seros is famous for its traditional architecture, with its houses made of stone and finished with the typical roof of slabs and the spectacular trunkconic chimneys. We are talking of one of the villages with bigger architectonic value of the county. Its surname, ...

Siresa Monastery - The oldest entrance to Aragon through the Pyrenees was the Roman road that crossed the Palo pass and went down Echo Valley, where the Carolingian monastery of Siresa was built. The important Romanesque church has been conserved and has a single nave and an apse. Inside there are important retables ...

Canfranc Pueblo - The name of the village is from Campus Franci, literally the field of foreigners. It was originally a small market village, as well as providing pilgrims on the Arles route of the Way of St. James their first respite after the difficult crossing of the Pyrenees over the pass of Somport. It was ...